your loss man, i would never sell my miata even if it was for a prestige car like a porsche. there is something about them that just make them unlike any other car out there. no other car can compare to the driving experience of the miata, well, thats my opinion anyways ahah
I have and recently too. Drove a track ready 1st gen Mr2, 2nd Gen Mr2, NA and NB Miata. All track ready roughly same mods. I think the NB is slightly better than a SW20 (to me), then 1st gen Mr2, then NA. All my personal opinion from racing every weekend from may-Oct for the past 6 years.
I have 0 regrets selling that Miata to buy my S2000, I find it better in every pheasable way. I only had the Miata is always the answer mentality when I didn't know what other cars where out there.
@@steve9021oh The best way to put it is that the S2000 feels like a super Miata, at least compared to the NA, I'm sure an NC2-3 or ND would seem more comparable, but the S2000 out handles, out accelerates, and feels worlds more well built than the NA. The thing I do miss though is that retro feel of the NA as well as the pop ups, you can't replicate a car that is genuinely old.
hey Noah, this is Caden Armentrout, who bought your miata with my dad (Dan), i made a video of the miata if you want to come check it out and see what i have done with it! (All footage recorded today, 6/18/16). I never knew you had a youtube channel, but great videos! @mechonomist
I had a Miata for 16 years 1996. I shouldn't have sold it. My biggest mistake, when it comes to cars. It was the most fun and reliable car you can own. I love my Miata, and I miss it dearly. Oh, BTW I live in and from the south. It's a great place... at least Atlanta and Florida are for me.
I'm a Zone Manager at Ford Motor Company. Essentially I'm a marketing and management consultant for Ford dealerships. Check out my "what I do for a living" video if you want to learn more :)
I eventually ended up in Houston, which I vibe with much better. Very cool city. However, I could never live somewhere permanently where the government doesn't want to protect LGBTQ people and doesn't respect a woman's right to choose, so the south still isn't the place for me long-term.
I'm about to be a Sophomore in HS and I recently got a 1995 Mazda Miata, it has some dents and needs a new front bumper, but hopefully soon I'll have it as clean and good looking as you had yours! Miatas are so fun!!!
This felt like a coming of age movie. The life before the hard earning job and moving around, it was cosy and fun with the slight thrill of a cool companion.
A lot of what you said really resonated with me. A Miata NA is all about simplicity in a roadster. Simplicity in a car, for that matter. Simplicity in life. You CAN'T take a bunch of your friends somewhere. You CAN'T take three suitcases and a pet carrier with you. You CAN'T race a Mustang 5.0. But you can have all the fun in the world that a sunny afternoon and curvy roads can offer. If you ever revisit the need for that again, DO NOT buy an ND and especially an NC. I bought an ND, hoping to relive those days of zipping around everywhere in my 1995 that I regret selling in favor of an Acura RSX-S with twice the horsepower. A few months later, I bought a 1990 to fix up and drive the shit out of. So I have both, but I prefer the NA in almost every case. Glad to hear how well everything has been working out for you. If you miss your NA, I've got a playlist on my channel of me fixing up a busted, ratchet, riced out 1990.
For some, the NC is the perfect cruiser convertible. But for enthusiasts, it's too big (compared to an NA) and too heavy and all that translates to driving feel. If the NC was so bad, no one would have bought it and there'd be no ND, so it obviously wasn't bad, but it's my opinion that it's the worst of a great series of small convertible FERWD vehicles. I've never driven an NC. But I've sat in one. Didn't like it. And I don't personally like the styling of it. It literally looks like a Barbie car. But lots of people love how it looks, feels and drives. Those people aren't wrong. They're just not me.
If you enjoyed your life more before having a high paying job, then why do you have the job in the first place? Sure you have have more money to have nicer cars, but you said it yourself, that you don't need a fancy expensive car to enjoy life. Also going from to and from Michigan every weekend just to kind of maintain the life you had before doesn't make sense to me.
Why? Diligence and ambition. That's how you take life by the scruff of the neck and show it who's boss. You work to get what you want and you don't settle for less.
@@flyzx2 But he's not getting what he wants. He's doing it because it's "the thing to do" and because society tells him to. People need to learn how to undo what they've been brainwashed into.
@@flumpaustin1994 I agree with you, work to live don't live to work. People think that they need more than they do and justify it with some kind of grit and toughness. Personal development and skill set development make you a better person, forcing yourself to jump through dull hoops for some semblance of comfort just isn't that. Rip to anyone who would throw their potential away for a paycheck
I was living on borrowed time. I don't come from a very wealthy family so I couldn't afford to go to college forever, and the student loan collectors don't wait just because you're living a happy life. I also have ambitions beyond being a broke college student, as much fun as that was. Achieving those goals requires some sacrifice early on in life in order to have greater rewards in the future. I also really like my job, in the sense that the work itself is rewarding. I don't think my video got that across. It's the location that was not ideal. All that said, I still feel pretty lucky and privileged compared to a lot of people out there.
Your job sounds like it sucks haha. Anyhow, I love my 97 M Edition. It is the second Miata I've owned. I have owned a lot of cars and went right back to the little thing. I am not too terribly far from you in Missouri. If you ever want to drive one, come on over haha.
I am 78 years old and have my 1990 Miata for close to 16 years. I drive from Florida to Virginia non-stop about 3 to 4 times a year and comfort is Never a question. It’s close to 14 ours each way and I have never been uncomfortable. My car now has 329k miles and is as reliable as when I first got it. “The answer IS Miata”
I'm 6'2" and I fit in my 97 M Edition fine. I had a 92 Miata a while back, and I didn't fit as well in that one for some reason... but it was still doable.
Do you still have the prejudice against the south after you lived there? Coming from Michigan you might temper your comparison to other parts of the country.
@@richardbird7892 The south has both broken some prejudices and reinforced others for me. I moved to Houston a few months after I made this video and I enjoy it here much more. It's a really underrated city. It's culturally diverse and full of young, vibrant people that I love hanging out with. However, like I said in a different comment, I do not want to live somewhere permanently where the government doesn't want to protect LGBTQ people and doesn't respect a woman's right to make decisions about her own body. Unfortunately, that has gotten worse in the south since I moved down.
you didnt think that way a year ago....the way you spin that mazda is prabably why it rattles and if you roll over that mazda on that silly lookin roll bar isnt going to protect you head from more brain damage....i dont see why some of these boys who are still shitten their pants want to go fast at high RPM in that little 4cylinder engine and the dress the car up like some circus wagon with all that junk that causes parasite drag.. now you r rollen in a used what ever you call that idol, give us a review a year from now..
you are full of bull shit, he works at mcdonalds peeling spuds...wallowing in all that self centered shit, that life is a orgazin....come on man! you owe on that used heap, in debt up to your ass with the poor mans way out credit cards..the nice ladies dont want your ass caus they can see you are on a crash course..and you got pimples..
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your loss man, i would never sell my miata even if it was for a prestige car like a porsche. there is something about them that just make them unlike any other car out there. no other car can compare to the driving experience of the miata, well, thats my opinion anyways ahah
You never drove a first gen MR2..lol
I have and recently too. Drove a track ready 1st gen Mr2, 2nd Gen Mr2, NA and NB Miata. All track ready roughly same mods. I think the NB is slightly better than a SW20 (to me), then 1st gen Mr2, then NA. All my personal opinion from racing every weekend from may-Oct for the past 6 years.
I have 0 regrets selling that Miata to buy my S2000, I find it better in every pheasable way. I only had the Miata is always the answer mentality when I didn't know what other cars where out there.
you shouldn't have sold the miata
Im glad he did :) it was real hard to find any good ones that werent $8k
@@caden7577 You still got it Caden? Or ya dead?
@@steve9021oh sold it a year ago to buy my Black AP2, had it for 3 and a half years
@@caden7577 Nice!! How does it compare to your s2000?
@@steve9021oh The best way to put it is that the S2000 feels like a super Miata, at least compared to the NA, I'm sure an NC2-3 or ND would seem more comparable, but the S2000 out handles, out accelerates, and feels worlds more well built than the NA. The thing I do miss though is that retro feel of the NA as well as the pop ups, you can't replicate a car that is genuinely old.
hey Noah, this is Caden Armentrout, who bought your miata with my dad (Dan), i made a video of the miata if you want to come check it out and see what i have done with it! (All footage recorded today, 6/18/16). I never knew you had a youtube channel, but great videos! @mechonomist
Awesome! I'm happy to see it getting more screen time!
I had a Miata for 16 years 1996. I shouldn't have sold it. My biggest mistake, when it comes to cars. It was the most fun and reliable car you can own. I love my Miata, and I miss it dearly. Oh, BTW I live in and from the south. It's a great place... at least Atlanta and Florida are for me.
My Miata and I are in Lakeland, FL. Top down time is coming...
What a great video, thanks for sharing! I'm thinking about buying a miata myself
DO IT...DO IT NOW...
I love my Miata
Great video Man. I feel like I know you!
Hey man. How's it going? I'm in Farmington Hills, so I'm not to far away from you. Enjoyed the video.
I've had my '97 NA since 2003. The last personal car I buy!
Nice video! Keep up the mad work :d
I’ve been in a car crash in this car, I can safely say.... I don’t want to be in a crash in any car no matter the safety standard
the phone mount stayed - noticed that :D
What kind of job do you have?
I'm a Zone Manager at Ford Motor Company. Essentially I'm a marketing and management consultant for Ford dealerships. Check out my "what I do for a living" video if you want to learn more :)
Aw thats sad I liked your Miata
Why would you sell that when you are buying a Porsche
I hope you found the south stomach-able once you lived here. The stories are just to keep the northerners out.
I eventually ended up in Houston, which I vibe with much better. Very cool city. However, I could never live somewhere permanently where the government doesn't want to protect LGBTQ people and doesn't respect a woman's right to choose, so the south still isn't the place for me long-term.
@@Mechonomist A woman's right to choose? What about the human baby's right to life?
I'm about to be a Sophomore in HS and I recently got a 1995 Mazda Miata, it has some dents and needs a new front bumper, but hopefully soon I'll have it as clean and good looking as you had yours! Miatas are so fun!!!
This felt like a coming of age movie. The life before the hard earning job and moving around, it was cosy and fun with the slight thrill of a cool companion.
The south? Hard to stomach lol
Sounds like you need to find a job closer to the people you love! This video is a great example of money does not equal happiness :) .
A lot of what you said really resonated with me. A Miata NA is all about simplicity in a roadster. Simplicity in a car, for that matter. Simplicity in life. You CAN'T take a bunch of your friends somewhere. You CAN'T take three suitcases and a pet carrier with you. You CAN'T race a Mustang 5.0. But you can have all the fun in the world that a sunny afternoon and curvy roads can offer.
If you ever revisit the need for that again, DO NOT buy an ND and especially an NC. I bought an ND, hoping to relive those days of zipping around everywhere in my 1995 that I regret selling in favor of an Acura RSX-S with twice the horsepower. A few months later, I bought a 1990 to fix up and drive the shit out of. So I have both, but I prefer the NA in almost every case.
Glad to hear how well everything has been working out for you.
If you miss your NA, I've got a playlist on my channel of me fixing up a busted, ratchet, riced out 1990.
I think I like the NC the most out of all of them. What's so bad about the NC?
For some, the NC is the perfect cruiser convertible. But for enthusiasts, it's too big (compared to an NA) and too heavy and all that translates to driving feel. If the NC was so bad, no one would have bought it and there'd be no ND, so it obviously wasn't bad, but it's my opinion that it's the worst of a great series of small convertible FERWD vehicles.
I've never driven an NC. But I've sat in one. Didn't like it. And I don't personally like the styling of it. It literally looks like a Barbie car. But lots of people love how it looks, feels and drives. Those people aren't wrong. They're just not me.
Not as nice as the NB...
@@goodeggproductions my order (which is just MY PERSONAL Opinion) for Mx-5s are NB, ND, NA, NC.
If you enjoyed your life more before having a high paying job, then why do you have the job in the first place?
Sure you have have more money to have nicer cars, but you said it yourself, that you don't need a fancy expensive car to enjoy life.
Also going from to and from Michigan every weekend just to kind of maintain the life you had before doesn't make sense to me.
Why?
Diligence and ambition.
That's how you take life by the scruff of the neck and show it who's boss. You work to get what you want and you don't settle for less.
You can only be in college for so long haha
@@flyzx2 But he's not getting what he wants. He's doing it because it's "the thing to do" and because society tells him to. People need to learn how to undo what they've been brainwashed into.
@@flumpaustin1994 I agree with you, work to live don't live to work. People think that they need more than they do and justify it with some kind of grit and toughness. Personal development and skill set development make you a better person, forcing yourself to jump through dull hoops for some semblance of comfort just isn't that. Rip to anyone who would throw their potential away for a paycheck
I was living on borrowed time. I don't come from a very wealthy family so I couldn't afford to go to college forever, and the student loan collectors don't wait just because you're living a happy life. I also have ambitions beyond being a broke college student, as much fun as that was. Achieving those goals requires some sacrifice early on in life in order to have greater rewards in the future.
I also really like my job, in the sense that the work itself is rewarding. I don't think my video got that across. It's the location that was not ideal. All that said, I still feel pretty lucky and privileged compared to a lot of people out there.
I just bought a 1997 mazda miata!
Did you get to choose the company car or did they choose it for you?
You get to choose (based on certain allocation).
Mazda miata the best
damn, well written review. Good review from a student perspective
Huh...I live in Chicago now, but I'm originally from Memphis. I prefer the food in Memphis ;)
Country fried steak, jummy....
Hey this a very late question lol, but was your car featured on Winding Road Magazine's RUclips channel?
It was!!
Your job sounds like it sucks haha.
Anyhow, I love my 97 M Edition. It is the second Miata I've owned. I have owned a lot of cars and went right back to the little thing.
I am not too terribly far from you in Missouri. If you ever want to drive one, come on over haha.
Hey man what kind roll bar did you have on your miata looked great. Thanks hope to pick up a miata soon and was worried about a rollover
That's the stock style-bar that came with the NA MX-5. It doesn't provide any safety benefits, just aesthetics.
it provides danger. If you roll, the style bar might bend forward. Look up some pictures
If you want a good roll bar there are many option and you can look at all of them on MOSS Miata, they distribute many different ones
I am 78 years old and have my 1990 Miata for close to 16 years. I drive from Florida to Virginia non-stop about 3 to 4 times a year and comfort is Never a question. It’s close to 14 ours each way and I have never been uncomfortable. My car now has 329k miles and is as reliable as when I first got it.
“The answer IS Miata”
Hey dude qq:
Where did you go to school?
i would have sold the porsche. it's a cayman as well, who cares about that
I care about that...
Miata is always the answer.
Memphis eh? Yeah, I'm here xD Well, Olive Branch, MS now, but I'm like, 5 minutes out of Memphis going down Hacks Cross Rd. lol
Was it sketchy commuting with the Miata in the winter? And scary moments that made you uneasy? Ik you had snow tires but still...
I own a bmw z4 and i love it to death. But the charm about the miata i just love. Im looking to buy one for about 4 grand as well!
Very nice looking car sir! Do you still own it or are selling the car?
lol you're in ann arbor, in a miata but there is a lack of huron river drive footage.
awesome just awesome
Great video
There is a reason older porches are cheap, they are money pits
how tall are you? is the car comfortable for someone who's 6'1?
if your upper body is long, the front windshield isn't high enough
I'm 6'2" and I fit in my 97 M Edition fine. I had a 92 Miata a while back, and I didn't fit as well in that one for some reason... but it was still doable.
I'm 6ft and the a pillar I think it's called can get slightly in the way at stoplights in my 1990
Gung Ferdoosh Yes haha! Some stoplights are invisible without slumping down.
Revvin the 417
that's about the only issue I have had with the car.
Yep, the Miata fills a certain niche in the fun car category. Hopefully your remark about wanting to "quit your new job"because it is in the south ,
Do you still have the prejudice against the south after you lived there? Coming from Michigan you might temper your comparison to other parts of the country.
@@richardbird7892 The south has both broken some prejudices and reinforced others for me. I moved to Houston a few months after I made this video and I enjoy it here much more. It's a really underrated city. It's culturally diverse and full of young, vibrant people that I love hanging out with. However, like I said in a different comment, I do not want to live somewhere permanently where the government doesn't want to protect LGBTQ people and doesn't respect a woman's right to make decisions about her own body. Unfortunately, that has gotten worse in the south since I moved down.
Excellent and pleasant video ! Congrats !!!
Maybe you got a new Miata by now?
What job do you have?
:(
sucker!!! you let a good thing pass you by ....
Get a 3v mustang gt instead. Faster and better
I owned a few mx5 but i take the cayman all day ;'D
good to hear at least one guy can pronounce Porsche right.
Porch...
you didnt think that way a year ago....the way you spin that mazda is prabably why it rattles and if you roll over that mazda on that silly lookin roll bar isnt going to protect you head from more brain damage....i dont see why some of these boys who are still shitten their pants want to go fast at high RPM in that little 4cylinder engine and the dress the car up like some circus wagon with all that junk that causes parasite drag..
now you r rollen in a used what ever you call that idol, give us a review a year from now..
you are full of bull shit, he works at mcdonalds peeling spuds...wallowing in all that self centered shit, that life is a orgazin....come on man!
you owe on that used heap, in debt up to your ass with the poor mans way out credit cards..the nice ladies dont want your ass caus they can see you are on a crash course..and you got pimples..